Posted by Bibhid.com on October 17, 2019 in News
On a charge of sexually abusing young women in the name of treatment through religious practices, the High Court of Patan has decided to imprison one 'lama' for two years and a compensation of Rs.30 lakh. Reversing the district court's verdict of acquittal, the judges of the High Court Patan, Teknarayan Kunwar and Ramesh Bahadur Thapa, have condemned 'Dharmaguru' and their accomplice in cyber crime.
Rimpoche Choltem Dorje Yontan Yonjan, who opened Pema Tasi Tulling Ghombo Kasung Gumba in Chalnakhel in South Kakale, was accused by the court of murdering a woman, fearing and intimidating. Police have arrested Lama on Tuesday following a high court verdict. Lama's aide, Manisha Lama, was convicted by a court on the charge of uploading photos of the abusive woman on Facebook.
After becoming a trekking businessman as Tulku ...
Trekking entrepreneur Gyan Bahadur Lama suddenly changed his name to Rimpoche Choltim Dorje Yontan Yonjan Tulku Lama. He initially worked as a Jharfuk in Gauridhara in Kathmandu, claiming that he was the incarnation of the incarnation of God. Collecting donations and gifts from the devotees, he established the Pema Tasi Tulling Ghombo Kasung Gumba in Dakshin Kali, Chalnakhel. From there he continued his regular activities.
The parents of pharping first(name Changed) having skin disease, took her to Lama on jestha 2066 to be healed. After the initial treatment, Lama made her alone. He told sickness cannot be healed wearing a dress and made her naked. According to the complaint filed by the police on the 20 day of the incident, Lama undressed her in the treatment room and forcefully raped a girl.
Tulku Lama, who called himself a religious leader, used to fear that if incident is unfolded with anyone else , she would get harmed and sick again. She was convinced that she should have sexual relations with the guru for treatment. He assured that he would reach his voice, saying he was a guru and an incarnation of the 33 million gods. According to a victim she was afraid if some thing miserable may happen if Lama get angry so she shut her mouth. The Lamas would not allow the Farping First to come out, interact with family, and talk to other men while in the gumba.
According to the statement made by the victim to the police and then to the court, when he returned home, Tulku Lama repeatedly called her family members and relative and say nonsense about her. When, she was about to married her posted a offensive pictures of her that was clicked during a treatment.
When limit was crossed, Farping First made a complaint to the police on 2074 mangsir 4, demanding punishment of Dorje Yontan Yojon Tulku Lama, for doing physical and mental exploitation in the name of religion and treatment. Upon receiving the complaint, the police raided the dome and recovered a computer, some phones and cameras, and dust stored in various wallets. During the search, files and citizenships of different women were also found.
After the arrest of Dorje Yontan Yonjon Tulku, who identified himself as Lama, the victims approached the police from different places. Another victim, Furping II (changed name), said, "After the good girls came for treatment, Lama said that you are my previous birth wife. And he used to keep them and have sexual intercourse with them."
The other victim is a relative of the first victim, Farping III. According to her, when the marriage was in course of Pharpin I, who had fled the harassment, was ready for marriage, the lama found out and phoned the victim and his relatives and threatened that if she got married something bad would happen and also offensive and confidential photos were made public by tagging a groom on Facebook .
Another victim, who filed a complaint against Lama, went to Lama for treatment of psoriasis. His wife was suffering from stomach upset. According to him, after hearing the effects of the Lama from different people, they went to Pharping and the Lama gave the medicine to the sufferer. Under the understanding of Farping IV, his wife began to be healed. Lama also advised that she should not stay with her husband during treatment and should be clean. Pharping IV sent his wife to the monastery after advising her to be cured in a dense manner.A year later, the woman came home one day, telling Pharping IV, 'I cannot stay with you, I live in my own, and so do you" and went away.
A couple working in the British Army were also victims of the Tulku Lama. Husband was in the British Army and his wife had knee pain. She went to Lama and started treatment. But it was not cured and he told it will take some time and he repeatedly asked for donations and assistance. He raised a huge amount of money to build a monastery. The loan amount was not returned.
During the investigation, the police discovered that the monastery was not registered with the government body. According to the Buddhist Philosophy Promotion and Gumba Development Committee, he was not registered with the Gumba Committee, nor was Lama given any identity card. Lama claimed that he had known his wife Fariping I for nine years, saying that he was his wife."I have married her for nine years and I have made her a transgressor," he said in the statement, "Since he was my ex-wife, I have requested hem to remain as wife." Have also stated that "she left home and hoping she would get back he asked to upload offensive picture" . The High Court has upheld the decision of the district court to convict Manisha Lama, her colleague, who uploaded the photo.
